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Sunday, May 28, 2017

Thiruvallikkeni Vasanthothsavam day 1 : 2017

George Macartney, would often be remembered for his observation following
Britain's success in the Seven Years War and subsequent territorial expansion
at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled "a vast Empire, on
which the sun never sets". Macartney
was the Governor of Madras from 1781 to
1785. During his tenure as governor, renovation and strengthening of the walls
of Fort St. George was commenced after the siege of Lally and completed in
1783. He arrived at Madras shortly after
the outbreak of England Holland war and he rendered all the assistance in his
power for securing the capture of Sadras, Pulicat, Nagapattinam and other Dutch
possessions on the Coromandel Coast.
According to James Mills, he set one of the finest examples of elevating
a servant of the King to a high office in that country. That is colonial history of Madras ~ to us things are far different ~ Triplicane
existed far earlier than the formation of Madras and arrival of British and We
eternally are servants to our lovely Lord Sriman Narayana.

Now is the time for
Vasantha Uthsavam. It would amaze one to understand the
significance of each Uthsavam and the care with which our elders have designed
them. There are palaces [bungalows] specially built for providing rest to
Perumal on different occasions ~ at Thiruvallikkeni, there is Thavana Uthsava
Bungalow situated in Thulasinga Perumal Koil Street, Komutti Bungalow in
Peyalwar Koil Street. Of the many lanes and by-lanes, is Venkatrangam (Pillai)
Street, running parallel to the Beach Road. The future generation may not
get to know that these gates for many decades opened to have the Lord enter a
big spacious sprawling pleasant premises, replete with flower plants, little
ponds, trees, a big well with steps for walking inside. It was the **
Vasantha Uthsava Bungalow ** where Sri Parthasarathi would visit for
Vasantha Uthsavam, Kodai Uthsavam, Vijayadasami, 5thday
and 7thday
of Brahmothsavam [of Sri Parthasarathi and Sri Azhagiya Singar] ~ have
had darshan of Perumal inside the sprawling premises around which there was so
much space. sadly, it is no longer there……..

Spring is a season. We
have seasons because the earth takes a year to move round the sun, which gives
us light and warmth, and because the earth tilts at an angle of 23.5
degrees. Spring is the season when one can see lots of flowers
blossoming.

Here are some photos
taken during Vasantha Uthsava purappadu today…. .. it was only Chinna mada
veethi purappadu !

With regards – S.
Sampathkumar

28th May 2017.

Elsewhere the Spring does not appear all that good for birds and
animals. Reports suggest that hunters in
Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 15,719 wild turkeys during
the 2017 Spring Turkey Season, then in
US they moved from feathers to fur. Fresh
on the heels of the spring turkey season turns spring squirrel hunting. Hunting otherwise means death-knell for the
hapless birds and animals.